Electric cooker



Nov. 17' 1925. 1,562,021

H. A. zloLA ELECTRIC cooKER Filed March 28, 1925 www Patented Nov. 17, 1925.

l UNITED STATES 4PATENT OFFICE..

HENRY A. ZIOLA, OF TOLEDO, OHIO, ASSIGNOR TO THE SWARTZ-BATJ'G-HIl MANUFACTUR- ING COMPANY, OF TOLEDO, OHIO, A CORPORATION.

ELECTRIC COOKER.

Application tiled March 28, 1925. Serial No. 19,024.

T0 all whom. it may concern Be it known that I, HENRY A. ZioLA, a citizen of Austria, residing at Toledo, in the county of Lucas and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Electric Cookers, of which the following is a specification.

This invention has to do with what .are commonly known as tireless cookers, and embodies an improved construction of electric cooker operating much on the same principle as the known types of tireless cookers, excepting that the heat unit employed is one of the self-contained electric resistance wire type.

A The main objects which I have had in view and achieved in the` development of my particular 'construction' of cookerherein presented include provisions for a general simplification of the body construction of the heating appliance. Moreover, I have designed the body so that the cooking well thereof, is rendered specially substantial by the reinforcing of the same through the use of a backing of sheet steel. This well is ordinarily made of aluminum for well known reasons and unless reinforced tends Y to become mis-shapen in the ordinary usage of the cooker.

AStill-another object of my invention has been to provide a novel assemblage of the various parts of the cooker body such that should the occasion arise certain parts may be`separated for purposes of repair or accessibility, the .assembling means for holding the parts -in proper relations being detachable. l

Still 'another object of the invention has been the provision of anovel form of heating unit arranged4 in apeculiar manner in respect to the cooking well, whereby a high degree of etiicienc'y of ,-heating, to the cooking compartment is obtained, wherebyl the eookingf-nnit-itself is thoroughly protected against liability'of damage 0iinjury by erated in the cooking well', and whereby said unit is rendered substantiallyas 'long lived as the cooker body itself, being susceptible at the same time of ready assemblage with the other parts of the device.

' A full understanding of the invention, including its meritsand advantages to prac.-

in relation steam or fumes that maybe gentical conditions of service, will be had upon reference to the accompanying drawing in which:

The ligure is a vertical, longitudinal sectional view of a. cooker incorporating the novel features of the structure of my invention,

Referring to the drawings I have illustrated my cooker in its most simplified form of body construction, but itis to be understood that the body generally designated at A may be supported by short feet, or if desired, by long legs. It is furthermore to be understood that the construction illustratedmay be characterized as a single unit type of body though the outer casing may be made sufficiently large to contain two or three cooking compartments or wells in accordance with common practice in the art of manufacture of cooking appliances of the nature of my' invention. The extension of the sides of the cooker from a single compartment or unit construction involves primarily the mere duplication to greater or -less extent of the features of construction andv orizontally extending flangeV 8 at the outermost portion of which is formed a rim 4 of somewhat fU-shaped cross sectlon,

this rim is adapted to receive the'upper edge of the casing l. The flange portion 3 of the well or compartment 2, by reason of the formation above mentioned provides a groove 5 at the mouth of the well in -which an an'- The cooking well 2 is provided atk its u per end with a downwardly, upwardly nular protuberance 6 on the bottom of the cover 7 is adapted to t.

Surrounding the well 8 which is of a .specially designed construction-whichv of itself seems the subject mat-k ter of my pending application for patent 2 is 'the heating unit I los therefrom and rolled upon the cylinder 11 executed February :14 and February 27 1925.' Said heating unit however, peculiarl cooierates with the Cookino` well construction of this invention in that the unit comprises a metal cylinder 9 preferably of much greater strength than-the aluminum bestos directly surrounding the cylinder 9` well itself; This cylinder 9 is in snug titting contact with the outer surface ofthe well 2 and constitutes a metal backing element therefor.

'The heating unit 8 may be generallydescribed as including abody comprising asi and covered by an impiegn'ating compound andspeclal cement composition in which the j resistance 'wires 1() are imbedded. Said fcomposition 1n vwhich the resistance vwires i 10 are carried, may or may not be provided4 with an exterior or covering cylinder 11, separated .from vthe .composition aforesaid by asbestos and suitable impregnation by a special chemical compound' that forms the feature of my pending applicationhereinbefore referred to. .It is notable however that without using the cylinder 11, the cylinder 9 and the compositionsurrounding it with the wires 10 imbedded therein, constitutes a suitable heating unit of itself. Where two cylinders 9 and'll are employed, somewhat greater rigidity ,is obtained and .in some constructions of cookers this advantageous arrangement. Thel lower portion of' I Athe flange 3 of the well 2`is adapted to rest -an annular inwardly extending rib 12 onl upon the top of the heating unit, the cylinder 9 having flange 9a projecting outwardly if thelatter' is'employed. I preferably utilize Monel metal or other metal which does not oxidize at high temperatures in `making the heating unit cylinders 9 and 11. Near the lower end the cylinder 9 is formed with 1- which is carried a reinforcing base plate' 13, which contacts with the bottom of the well 2 and bracesit. The lower end of thc cylinder 9 is formed the saine as its top for cooperation with the cylinder 11v and the heating unit is'carried upon a supporting plate Iii, which yis provided withup- 'wardly project-ing lugs 15 engaged in the. cylinder 9,- and thereby centralizing 'the .same upon the member 14. Surrounding the heating unit and the well 2 within said unit is a suitable quantity o f thermal insulation 16 which may be mineralvwoolo'r any suitable .substanceof a: corresponding nature. The said insulation' 16 is disposedJ between the heating unit and an auxiliary casing 17, disposed in the casing 1 and spaced from the latter. The auxiliary casing 17 has a bottom 18 spaced from the bottom 1a of the casing 1 and the casing 17 is supported upon a U-shaped. cross .plate 19, disposed therebeneath. and suitably secured at opposite endsv to .the casing 1. Between the baseplate 13 and at the bottom of the. well 2 and the bottom 18 of the auxiliary casing 17 isv the thermal insulation 16 which virtually forms Va continuation ofthe insulation 16 that surrounds thev well 2 and heating unit. In order to brace or reinfor'ce'the flange 3 at the top of the well 2, I employ a special plate 20 which extends from the top of the heatin -unit cylinder 9 beneath the flange 3 and 1s formed with a U-shaped rim be- `neath the rim-4. In other words, the reinforcing plate' 20 which is of stout metal such as steel is shaped like the flange 3 with "its rim 4 and engaged with the upper end per aluminum plate 7 backed underneath'by a stout metal plate 7b, these plates 7 and 7b being united-with a lower aluminum plate 7, backed on its upper side by a stout metal plate 7 d. The two sets of plates just referred to are suitably spun and pressed together at the interlocking annular rib portions 22.

Between the two sets of upper and lower platesjust described, I provide thermal insulation such as the mineral wool 7e and there may also be provided a bracing plate The top of cover A 23 forobvious purposes. 7 lcarries the thermometer 24 of a special construction immaterial to Athis invention and also the vsteam valve 25. It is clear that the bottom portion of the cover 7 is shaped so.

as to conform with the shape of the, flange 3 of well 2 and the vsaid cover may be hinged or otherwise mounted on casing 1 to readily open and close, suitable locking fastenings not shown, beingemployed to lock it closed.

From the resistance wires 10 of the heating unit leadwires 26 pass olf through openings in auxiliary casings 17 and are properly connected up with a three heat reciprocating switch 27, theiconstru'ction of which .is immaterial to this invention.

It will be evident' from the foregoing that should the occasion require, ithe fastenings 21 may be removed and this willpermit of bodily removal of the cooking well 2. After the cover 7 is opened, access may thus be had into the interior of the heating unit. Also the removal of the reinforcing plate 20 permits of removal of mineral wool or thermal insulation 16 so that access may be had to the lead wires 261. VOr the heating unit may be bodily removed as required after disconnecting the lead wires 26 lfrom the switch 27. YIn

this manner the body of the cooker may be disassembled, it being notable that it is comprised primarily of a body structure, cooking well, heating element, and cover. Each part is easily removable or accessible in the manner described.

An advantageous feature-of the construction above set forth is the provision between the `asing l and the auxiliary casing 17 of a dead air space having insulation value.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

` l. In a cooker of the class described in combination, a body casing, a permanently attached cooking well disposed therein for .receiving a removable vessel or receptacle containing food to be cooked, and a cover the well comprising an aluminum body, and metal reinforcing backing said body in contact therewith.

2. In a cooker of the class described in combination, a body casing, a permanently attached cooking well disposed therein for receiving a removable vessel or receptacle containing food to be cooked, and a cover, the well comprising an aluminum body', and metal reinforcing backing said body in contact therewith, and a heating unit surrounding the well and of which said backing reinforcing is a part.

In a cooker of the class described in combination, a body casing, a permanently attached cooking well disposed therein for receiving a removable vessel or receptacle containing food to be cooked, and a cover, the well comprising an aluminum body, and metal reinforcing backing said body in con- .tact therewith, and a heating unit surrounding the well and of which said backing reinforcing is a part, with means for detachably holding the well and casing and'heating unit in proper relation so that they may be detached in order to disassemble.

il. In a cooker' of the class described, in comliiml-tion, outer casing, a. cooking well disposed therein, and spaced therefrom, thermal insulation between the two, a cover for the well and a heating unit between the outer casing and the well, and comprising a heating body of composition having resistance wire embedded therein, and disposed in contact with the outer surface of the well to reinforce the well at its sides, said well being removable from the casing and from within the heating unit.

5. In a cooker of the class described, in combination, outer casing, acooking well disposed therein, and spaced therefrom,

thermal insulation between the two, a cover for the well and-a heating unit between the outer casing and the well, and comprising a metal body reinforcing the well and heating body of composition having resistance i wire embedded therein carried by the metal body, and disposed in contact with the outer surface of the well, said well being rcmovable from the casing and from within the heating unit, and said heating unit being likewise removable from the outer' 'the well, comprising outer plates of aluminum, and inner reinforcing backing plates of stouter metal, a reinforcing backing plate for the well surrounding and in contact therewith, said well being made of aluminum, and thermal insulation between the well and the outer casing, and between the plates of the cover.`

47. I n a cooker of the class described, an outer casing, an 4inner auxiliary casing, spaced from the sides and bottom of the outer casing, a well disposed in and spaced from the bottom and sides of the auxiliary casing for receiving a vessel containing matter to be heated, thermal insulation between. the sides and the bottom of the well and the sides and bottom of t-he auxiliary casing, and a cover for the well, the well being made of aluminum and having a flange projecting outwardly from, its outer casing and detachably connected with the upper'end of the outer easing, metal stouter than aluminum surrounding the well in contact therewith to back and brace same, a reinforcing plate beneath the flange at the top of the well and casing, and extending in contact with the flange so as to reinforce said flange at the points between the well body and the said casing.

8. In a cooker of the class described, in combination, an outer casing, a cooking well disposed therein, and spaced therefrom, thermal insulation between the two, a cover for the well and a heating unit forheating food or other matter placed in the well, and means detachably connecting the well and casing te hold the former in place and permit its removal at will.

9. In a cooker of the class described, in combination, an outer casing, an inner receptacle disposed therein in spaced relation to the outer casing and having a rim about the mouth thereof, means removably connecting the said rim to the top of the outer casing and supportingly sustaining the in-v ner receptacle within the outer casing, and heating means surrounding the 'inner receptacle within the outer casing. Y

lO. In a cooker of the class described, in combination, an outer casing, an inner receptaele constituting the cooking well disposed therein in spaced relation to the outer easing and having its mouth formed with an outwardly extending flange or lip constituting a seat for the edge of the outer casing, and heating means surrounding the in- I Y 1,562,621 y x nerreeeptecle Within the walls of the .outer engage Aabout the upperl edge of the'outer easing. v casing for support therefrom, and heating 11. In a'cooker of the class described, in mcans surrounding the inner receptacle *10 combination, an outer casing, an inner rewithin the walls of the outer casing.v

5 ceptacle constituting the cooking well .dis- In testimony whereof I affix Amy signaposedtherein in spaced relation to the outer ture. l y 4 .casing and having its mouth lipped over to A i HENRY A. ZIOLA. 

